Forest Park Turkey Trot 2024, Thanksgiving Day!
What: 5K run/walk around Forest Park
When: November 28, 2024 at 9:00 am
Where: Start at the Forest Park Pool
Who: Anyone who wants to walk or run
Why: Because it’s fun to hang out with your neighbors!
Please sign up on this LINK
Post-race refreshments at The Stivers’ house at 2766 E. Jamison Place in Forest Park!
Race Details
Unofficial 5K route–includes a mix of roads, paved trails, and green belt trails. This route will require runners to run/walk over a water hazard (a.k.a. the creek) in the green belt, so please cross with caution. If walkers would like to take a shorter route, feel free to start with the runners at the pool, then walk the loop at Arapaho Park and head back to 2766 E. Jamison Place for refreshments at the finish!
Route Turn-by-Turn Description:
Route will be marked with chalk on roadways and posted signs/arrows.
Runners will start even with the pool sidewalk entrance, heading north on Fillmore Way.
Turn left onto E. Dry Creek Place.
Turn left on S. Detroit St. and head south running on the east side of the street, running against traffic keeping near the sidewalk.
At the 4-way stop, cross safely ⚠ to the west side of Detroit and cross Jamison Ave (cross intersection diagonally).
Continue south on west side of Detroit and turn right into the green belt open space–head west on the footpath trail. This is before you get to Clayton Way.
From the footpath, enter the cul-de-sac on Elizabeth Way and run north.
Turn left on Jamison Ave. running on the sidewalk toward University Blvd..
Turn left onto the crushed gravel green belt trail and head south.
Continue on footpath trail from crushed gravel trail still heading south. Follow the path to the left to cross over the creek. Slow to a walk and use caution ⚠.
Follow footpath trail up the hill to the open green space and continue running towards Detroit.
At Detroit, turn right and run on the west side of the street/sidewalk to Otero Ave.
Cross safely ⚠ at the stop sign to run north on the sidewalk on the north side of Otero heading towards Arapaho Park.
When the fence-line ends, you will turn left to enter the crushed gravel trail heading towards Arapaho Park.
Continue on the paved trail at the basketball/tennis courts.
Run to the right to go around the paved trail loop at Arapaho Park.
At Detroit, turn left to run on the sidewalk heading south on Detroit.
Cross safely ⚠at the crosswalk and stop sign to the other side of Detroit, just past the Polo Run sign.
Head back north on the other side of Detroit until you reach Clayton Way.
Turn left onto Clayton and follow around the curve back to S. Detroit.
On Detroit, turn left and head north running on the west side of Detroit.
Cross safely ⚠over Jamison Ave. at the 4-way stop to continue north on Detroit.
Turn left onto E. Jamison Place and head to the finish line at 2766! 🏃
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